I now have the 1.9 L inline turbo diesel ad that is a drastic improvement on power and would love a deeper 1st gear for pulling my small aluminum15 ' fishing boat out of the water on some of the steep boat ramps. Finding a 5 speed seems to be an issue, reasonably priced anyway Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy On Oct 22, 2013 1:21 PM, "mark drillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > No kidding. The 5 speed is a massive improvement for the original diesel > vans. You can't reasonably discuss gearing options without factoring in > the engine performance data. > > Mark > > > Jim Felder wrote: > >> Uh, correct me if I am wrong but I believe that Ralph's Velma is a 4-speed >> diesel. Telling someone that a 1.6 na won't benefit from a 5-speed is like >> telling... well, there is no real comparison here. Five speeds transforms >> the 1.6 into another car. >> >> Jim >> >> |
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